Philomena: Judi Dench and Her Greatness

I'm so happy that Judi Dench hasn't retired, or even slowed down her acting career. She is a real treat who can play such an intimidating and tough "M" in the new Bond movies and make it look just as believable as the Irish Grandma who has seemingly never been outside of her small Irish town. The story follows her as she attempts to find her son that was taken from her while she was in an Irish convent working away her debt to the nuns and convent for taking her in for being a pregnant teenager who was disowned by her family. Steve Coogan is also spectacular as a former Government official (his title alludes me) who is asked to resign on a mistaken e-mail that he didn't actually send, it's almost like a running joke. With his spare time and while looking for something to do he decides to start writing again, possibly a book on Russian history. Judi Dench's character (Philomena) and her story falls right into his lap and he decides, originally against his will, to pursue her story. There are a lot of twists and turns and Coogan and Dench are amazing throughout. It's possible I liked it too much Dench's character reminds me of my Grandmother's and I was raised Catholic, so it's easy to identify/understand some of those parts as well. It's based on a true story/book and it's amazing, tragic, sad, triumphant, and so many other things. Bottom Line: 8.9 out of 10. It's easy to see how this was nominated for Best Picture and Best actress awards, and probably a few others (journalistic integrity checked out already, so I didn't bother to look it up).